‘Why is my internet so slow’ in top searches

AUSTRALIA spun out over the fidget spinner, called up details of new Apple iPhones, investigated Harvey Weinstein and infamous Australian drug traffickers, and obsessed about the tennis.

These are some of the findings of Australia's year in internet searches, Google Australia revealed today, which also showed Aussies were keen to make several varieties of slime, work out what Bitcoin is, and missed Chris Cornell more than Hugh Hefner.

The internet giant's top search for 2017 showed Australians were not as curious about Donald Trump's presidency as you might expect - except for one mention of his typo "covfefe" - but instead focused their attention on toys.

"Fidget spinners were the toy craze of 2017," she said. "'Fidget spinner' appeared on three of the top trending lists as Aussies asked what they are even how to DIY."

Sport still inspired the greatest number of questions from Australian internet users, however, with tennis proving the most popular query by a significant margin.

The Australian Open in January was the most investigated topic in Australia this year, Google found, and both Wimbledon and the US Open made the list of top sporting topics.

Australia's strongest tropical cyclone since 2015, Cyclone Debbie, dominated news queries, but Australians also wanted to know more about Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean, the volcano erupting in Bali and, perhaps in more of a fizzer than an eruption, Amazon's Australian launch.

Unsurprisingly, film producer and alleged sex pest Harvey Weinstein was the most searched person of the year, in a list that also featured now-fired House of Cards actor Kevin Spacey.

Australian Cassandra Sainsbury, imprisoned in Colombia for drug smuggling, made Australians asks questions online this year. Picture: Vanessa Hunter/ The Australian

In Australian celebrity ranks, The Bachelorette star Sophie Monk won the most search queries, over I'm A Celebrity contestant Kate Fischer and Today graduate Lisa Wilkinson, but three famous convicted criminals also featured highly: drug traffickers Schapelle Corby and Cassie Sainsbury, as well as former A Current Affair reporter Ben McCormack.

The top trending terms also included crypto currency Bitcoin, additive MSG, sharia law, and enquiries to determine "why is my internet so slow?"

Google searches represent almost 92 per cent of all internet queries worldwide, according to Statcounter.

TOP AUSTRALIAN WEB SEARCHES 2017

Australian Open 2017

Melbourne Cup 2017

Wimbledon 2017

Fidget spinner

Cyclone Debbie

iPhone 8

North Korea

Chris Cornell

iPhone X

Amazon Australia site

The iPhone X triggered losts of Google searches. Picture: Supplied

TOP NEWS SEARCHES 2017

Cyclone Debbie

North Korea

Amazon Australia site

Hurricane Irma

Bali volcano

London

Las Vegas

Manchester

UK election

Schapelle Corby

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un also kept our attention with Google searches for news on his rooue nation. Picture: AFP/KCNA